Freetown

Summary

Freetown is a city^[1]. Freetown ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (895 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Freetown is located in Western Area^[3].
• Freetown is in the country of Sierra Leone^[4].
• Freetown is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[5].
• Freetown is on the body of water Sierra Leone River^[6].
• Freetown's head of government is recorded as Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr^[7].
• Freetown's image is recorded as Freetown-aerialview.jpg^[8].
• Freetown's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Freetown's instance of is recorded as port city^[10].
• Freetown's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Freetown's official language is recorded as Krio^[12].
• Freetown's official language is recorded as English^[13].
• Freetown's flag image is recorded as Flag of Freetown, Sierra Leone.png^[14].
• Freetown's coat of arms image is recorded as Coatofarms freetown.png^[15].
• Freetown's founder is recorded as John Clarkson^[16].
• Freetown's twinned administrative body is recorded as Banjul^[17].
• Freetown's twinned administrative body is recorded as Conakry^[18].
• Freetown's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ganzhou^[19].
• Freetown's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hartford^[20].
• Freetown's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kansas City^[21].
• Freetown's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kingston upon Hull^[22].
• Freetown's twinned administrative body is recorded as Makeni^[23].
• Freetown's twinned administrative body is recorded as New Haven^[24].
• Freetown's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hefei^[25].
• Freetown's legislative body is recorded as Freetown City Council^[26].
• Freetown's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 154786869^[27].

Body

Geography

Freetown is in the country of Sierra Leone^[4]. Freetown is located in Western Area^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Atlantic Ocean^[5], an ocean^[28] and Sierra Leone River^[6], a river^[29], in Sierra Leone^[30].

Physical Characteristics

Freetown's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+357000000'}^[31]. Freetown's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+26'}^[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+951000'}^[33], {'amount': '+862419'}^[34], {'amount': '+1055964'}^[35], and {'amount': '+853651'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[9], port city^[10], and big city^[11].

History and Context

+1792-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Freetown^[37].

Why It Matters

Freetown ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (895 views/month).^[2] Freetown has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38]